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Wing Cuticle Structure

Wing Cuticle Structure is a morphological construct in entomology that refers to the organized hierarchical arrangement of cuticular layers and surface microstructures on insect wings, distinguished by their functional and biomechanical roles in wing rigidity, flexibility, and environmental interaction.

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741

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327

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2017–2026

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Publications

292

Functional Morphology of Insect Wings

Robin J. Wootton · Annual Review of Entomology · 1992 · 565 citations

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A Rubber-Like Protein in Insect Cuticle

Torkel Weis‐Fogh · Journal of Experimental Biology · 1960 · 452 citations

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Gyroid cuticular structures in butterfly wing scales: biological photonic crystals

Kristel Michielsen, Doekele G. Stavenga · Journal of The Royal Society Interface · 2007 · 419 citations · Full text

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Mechanisms of structural colour in the<i>Morpho</i>butterfly: cooperation of regularity and irregularity in an iridescent scale

Shuichi Kinoshita, Shinya Yoshioka, K. Kawagoe · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · 2002 · 355 citations · Full text

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Pattern formation on lepidopteran wings: Determination of an eyespot

H. Frederik Nijhout · Developmental Biology · 1980 · 223 citations

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Authors

741

  1. SN
    Stanislav N. Gorb

    Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Germany

    15 publications · 821 citations

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  2. SO
    Svend Olav Andersen

    University of Copenhagen, Denmark

    10 publications · 429 citations

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  3. RJ
    Robin J. Wootton

    University of Exeter, United Kingdom

    8 publications · 1.1K citations

    8

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  4. JA
    Jolanta A. Watson

    James Cook University, Australia

    7 publications · 513 citations

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  5. HK
    Hideki Kawasaki

    Utsunomiya University, Japan

    6 publications · 204 citations

    6

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Institutions

327

  1. University of Copenhagen

    Copenhagen, Denmark

    12 h-index

    16 publications

    988 citations

  2. Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel

    Kiel, Germany

    11 h-index

    26 publications

    1.2K citations

  3. The University of Queensland

    Brisbane, Australia

    8 h-index

    9 publications

    659 citations

  4. Utsunomiya University

    Utsunomiya, Japan

    7 h-index

    24 publications

    887 citations

  5. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    7 h-index

    12 publications

    768 citations

  6. University of Exeter

    Exeter, United Kingdom

    7 h-index

    16 publications

    1.9K citations

  7. Agricultural Research Service

    Washington, United States

    6 h-index

    12 publications

    468 citations

  8. Montana State University

    Bozeman, United States

    6 h-index

    12 publications

    901 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Insect Physiology

    15 publications · 585 citations

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  2. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

    14 publications · 768 citations

    13

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  3. Insect Biochemistry

    11 publications · 501 citations

    11

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  4. Journal of Bionic Engineering

    10 publications · 328 citations

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